About the group

This group is for people in the health community who are interested in working on campaigning, lobbying and research related to the securitisation of health. If you have any questions or concerns about attending a meeting, please email our Campaign Lead Sarah Lasoye at [email protected]

What is the securitisation of health?

A number of policing and counter-extremism measures are embedded by the government into UK health services, which at times requiring health workers to work closely with the police and other security agencies. These measures risk undermining therapeutic relationships, confidentiality and trust in practitioners – as well as drawing health services and workers into becoming an arm of policing and counter-terror agencies.

Through research and campaigns, Medact aims to shift understandings of ‘security’, from typically “hard” measures (border enforcement, a punitive criminal justice system, counter-terror measures) and advocate for collective and human security, health and wellbeing. Read more about our work on Securitisation.